Evaluation of a Medical and Mental Health Unit compared with standard care for older people whose emergency admission to an acute general hospital is complicated by concurrent 'confusion': a controlled clinical trial. Acronym: TEAM: Trial of an Elderly Acute care Medical and mental health unit
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Patients with delirium and dementia admitted to general hospitals have poor outcomes, and their carers report poor experiences. We developed an acute geriatric medical ward into a specialist Medical and Mental Health Unit over an eig...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-05-01
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| Series: | Trials |
| Online Access: | http://www.trialsjournal.com/content/12/1/123 |